Improving Compliance With International Environmental Law

Measures for regulating the behaviour of nation states in relation to the global environment have increasingly taken the form of international treaties and conventions. Many have argued that this has proved to be an ineffective way of halting unsustainable development, for the provisions of these agreements are either too weak or are flouted regularly by the parties concerned.This volume seeks to address the crucial question of how compliance with these agreements could be encouraged effectively without damaging the fragile political consensus that is emerging on environmental issues. Drawing together a series of essays by researchers and lawyers from a variety of backgrounds, Part One provides a thorough overview of compliance theory, both in terms of its theoretical outline and its impacts on citizens and NGOs; Part Two outlines global compliance systems in greater detail, with close analyses of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, the WC, the EC and CITES; and Part Three focuses on the implementation of international agreements, including studies of the relative effectiveness of measures such as trade sanctions and joint implementation, as well as an examination of the European C02/Energy Tax.With extensive use of case studies, Improving Compliance will make stimulating reading for all students and researchers working in this area, as well as for anyone concerned about the effectiveness of international environmental measures.